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Family events at Fust Community Library
May 2, 2024
Upcoming activities at the Fust Community Library for children and youths:
• May 7 and May 11: On the Table Coffee Filter Butterfly Craft for children in the Stacks Room; 10:30 a.m. on May 7 an…
Boca Bargains closes April 27 for the season
April 25, 2024
Bring home your Derby Hat from Boca Bargains! The store will be closing for the season on Saturday, April 27. Almost everything in the store will be half-price, including clothing, shoes, jewelry,…
Music fest has new headliner
April 25, 2024
The Boca Grande H2O Music Festival has a new headliner after country star Colt Ford suffered a heart attack after a concert in Arizona on Thursday, April 4. Ford is recovering but has canceled all…
Superstars: Locals remember O.J. and Hulk’s Lou Ferrigno
April 19, 2024
There was a week in February of 1975 that the late Orenthal James Simpson was king of Rotonda and Cape Haze. The event was O.J.’s victory the ABC Superstars competition, which aired Sunday, Feb. 2…
Superstars: America’s great athletes assembled in Rotonda
April 19, 2024
The first Superstars was Feb. 19-20, 1973 and aired Feb. 25 over the entire ABC network.
“There are some who question its integrity as an entertainment vehicle,” said organizer Philip Bottfeld,…
Book-briefs: New regional titles
April 11, 2024
Some new local history titles out this spring:
• “Three Ringling Circus: A History of Sarasota and the Famous Ringling Brothers” by Sandra Gurvis illuminates the Ringling family’s impact on…
Good grief: Charles Schulz biographer here April 24
April 11, 2024
At 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24, David Michaelis will discuss his acclaimed biography of Charles Schulz, creator of the beloved comic strip “Peanuts” (a name Schulz did not like).
In its re…
Hotel Cuba author at Fust Library April 18
April 11, 2024
All are invited to listen to author and professor Aaron Hamburger speak in the Johann Fust Community Library loggia and courtyard at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 18.
His novel “Hotel Cuba” is an …
R. P. Eddy at Men’s Club
April 11, 2024
Ergo CEO R.P. Eddy, at right, spoke to the Boca Grande Men’s Club on Monday, April 8. He recently co-authored ‘Warnings: Finding Cassandras to Stop Catastrophes.’ He is pictured here with his fath…
Tracking the fish we eat with author Paul Greenberg
April 4, 2024
On Wednesday, April 10 at 4:30 p.m., Paul Greenberg will speak on his book “Four Fish: The Future of the Last Wild Food.”
Investigating the forces that get fish to our dinner tables, Paul revea…